Examining the association between socioeconomic position and body mass index in 1978 and 2005 among Canadian working-age women and men

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-200

  McLaren, Lindsay ^c   Auld, M Christopher ^a   Godley, Jenny ^a   Still, David ^a   Gauvin, Lise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Canada; Population trends; Socioeconomic position (SEP)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 77955884048     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0085-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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